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Online gaming firm 32Red eyes newly licensed markets

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With the regulatory environment easing in Europe, online betting and gaming operator 32Red looks to enter licensed markets, particularly Italy, and expects to surpass market estimates for 2011, its chief executive said.
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UK's Cable plans clampdown on executive pay

British companies will be required to publish more details on the pay packages of top executives under a government drive to fix a disconnect between remuneration and corporate performance, Business Secretary Vince Cable said on Monday.
Miss Angola Leila Lopes is crowned by Miss Universe 2010 Ximena Navarrete of Mexico after being named Miss Universe 2011 in Sao Paulo

Miss Universe Scandal: Could Leila Lopes Lose the Crown?

Miss Universe Scandal: The Miss Universe Organization is investigating claims that Lopes falsified documents during the Miss Angola UK pageant earlier this year. The English competition helped her reach the Miss Universe pageant held in Brazil this month.
Gambling Rose opens up four shot lead at BMW

Gambling Rose opens up four shot lead at BMW

Britain's Justin Rose carded a two-under-par 69 to open up a commanding four stroke lead after the third round of the BMW Championship on Saturday and give himself a shot at the season-ending $10 million jackpot.
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Kweku Adoboli’s UBS Trading Losses Strengthen Push for Split Banking

Regulators are still trying to figure out how 31-year-old trader Kweku Adoboli caused $2 billion in bad bets over three tears. But as the probe continues analysts and politicians say UBS trading losses has strengthened the case for separating retail banks from their investment arm, according to The Associated Press.
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Blackberry Messenger disrupted in the Americas

Research In Motion's BlackBerry Messenger service was disrupted by an apparent service outage on Friday, adding a further headache as the company reels from a dismal earnings report.
Doors to new toilets are displayed at a promotional event for Charmin Restrooms in New York's Times Square

Travel Picks: Top 10 Toilets Around the World

Whether you call them a restroom, loo, lavatory, toilet, or the facilities, they are always an important part of being on the go. With this in mind the members and editors of travel website VirtualTourist.com (www.virtualtourist.com) have compiled this list of the World's Top 10 Toilets.
Kweku Adoboli

Kweku Adoboli: 'I Need a Miracle,' Appearing in London Court Friday

Kweku Adoboli has been charged with fraud and false accounting by London police in connection with unauthorized trades at UBS that caused the bank a $2 billion loss. Adoboli has also reportedly admitted to the bank he caused the losses. His father, a retired United Nations employee living in Ghana, said his son made a mistake.

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